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3 unusual facts about Boeing Field


Boeing E-6 Mercury

The first E-6 made its maiden flight from Boeing's Renton Factory on 19 February 1987, when it was flown to Boeing Field, Seattle, for fitment of mission avionics, being delivered to the Navy for testing on 22 July 1988.

Raisbeck Aviation High School

The location of the school was selected to provide ready access to the Museum of Flight's resources, located across the street at Boeing Field, and to the approximately 200 flight-related businesses nearby.

West Coast Wing

The wing was initially headquartered at Boeing Field, Washington as part of Ferrying Command, Northwest Sector.



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